India, July 19 -- A worker died after a fire broke out at a paint material storage unit on the ground floor of a six-storey residential building in Kondhwa on Friday night, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred around 9.15 pm at Firdous Apartment in Vetal Nagar, where paint materials were stored on the ground floor. After receiving information about the fire, the Pune Fire Brigade rushed three fire tenders to the spot. Firefighters found the storage unit engulfed in flames, with thick smoke billowing from the premises.

The rescue team launched firefighting operations and searched the smoke-filled storage unit. During the operation, they rescued a worker trapped inside. He was in a critical condition and rushed to a nearby hos...